Russo Japanese War Victory Rising Sun Lacquer Army Sake Cup

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Russo Japanese War Victory Rising Sun Lacquer Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a rising sun behind some clouds with cherry blossoms in front. The words are "Congratulations on Victorious Return" and on the back "South Okitama Township Victory Celebration Committee". Condition: Excellent light surface wear Size: 4. 5" across

decorated with a kiri

It was modeled after the American ship USS Medusa and launched in 1938 and completed in 1939

and a flag with some cherry blossoms

please see pictures

The words are "Signal Unit 1st Regiment"

Or maybe you just want to give a friend or a loved one a real historical item of pre-WW2 vintage

This cup probably commemorates the expansion of the local veterans association into four platoons worth of men

The words on the back are "From Everyone of the 3rd Division of the Mechanics Department on Warship Mikasa"

This is the launch of the first generation of the ship Tone

Condition: Excellent - small spots of loss of gold on the surface

The words are "China Incident Victorious Return Commemoration"

On the outside is a price tag with 1500 yen listed on it - probably from some antique shop